Ford Couldn't Have Picked a Better Day to Celebrate Its EcoBoost Engine

Once again, Ford has lucked out in terms of timing.

As President Obama was announcing stricter fuel economy and emissions standards in Washington, D.C., Ford was celebrating the production of its new EcoBoost engine in Cleveland.

The opportunity to promote Ford, which has tried to set itself apart from General Motors and Chrysler by not taking government assistance -- and staying away from bankruptcy -- was not lost on company CEO Alan Mulally, who flanked Obama at today's White House press conference.

By 2013, Mulally told the assembled Washington press corps, Ford will offer the EcoBoost engine in 90 percent of its models. That amounts to 700,000 vehicles annually in North America and 1.3 million globally.

EcoBoost combines turbocharging and direct injection to deliver the power of a V8 and the fuel economy of a smaller V6. Mulally said the fuel savings is about 20 percent.

Go to our sister site AutoObserver.com for more information on today's celebration.

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Scott Doggett May 19, 2009, 12:35 PM

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